Chapter 662: Endgame 144: Seizing the Heavenly Dao!

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Fang Ming moved quickly; with a lift of his hand, dozens of spiritual herbs flew to his palm.

In his hand, the spiritual seal shifted, brilliant spiritual patterns continuously surged.

Grafting spiritual herbs requires not only identifying what is in that flower, but also using a skilled technique to join the different parts of these herbs together.

It looks hard, but it's actually even harder!

Moreover, Fang Ming knew that the flower displayed by Senior Yun Qianji contained spiritual herbs from the Desolate Ancient Flame Realm.

This is a backdoor opened just for him.

How could a country bumpkin like Ye Chen possibly know the spiritual herbs of the Desolate Ancient Flame Realm?

He's sure to win!

After dozens of breaths, Ye Chen suddenly said, "I know."

Fang Ming snorted, wanting to say, "You know nothing."

Ye Chen also began to act.

It must be said that the question set by Senior Yun Qianji is quite difficult.

But he has already identified all of the hundreds of spiritual herbs, including some from outside the Primordial Star Domain.

As everyone knows, one land's water and soil nurture its spiritual herbs.

Each star domain's environment differs; the various environments of the Primordial Star Domain destined some spiritual herbs cannot exist there.

But his master's attainment in the Dao of Pills, vast and inclusive, contains a great number of spiritual herbs from outside the Primordial Star Domain.

Thus, for him, this question is very simple.

What does it matter that Fang Ming moves quickly?

Sharpening the knife does not delay the woodcutter.

Hiss—

In Ye Chen's hand, the spiritual seal shifted, his speed extremely fast, strands of divine light continually intertwining, using the power of the Great Dao to bind the various spiritual herbs together.

This is a severe test of skill!

Seeing this, Fang Ming furrowed his brows, yet still remained unconvinced.

But the many disciples below were utterly shocked.

No way? Ye Chen actually can do it?

How can his speed be faster than Fang Ming's?

Holy shit? I can't even tell what those spiritual herbs are.

Moving too fast easily leads to mistakes; perhaps Ye Chen was wrong from the start.

As the crowd discussed, Yun Qianji also furrowed his brow.

He didn't expect Ye Chen to start grafting so quickly, and with great speed; after a glance, he saw Ye Chen's selected herbs had no error.

But Fang Ming was still hesitating.

This made Yun Qianji somewhat doubtful: just who had he given a backdoor to?

Just in terms of herbal mastery, Fang Ming is clearly inferior to Ye Chen.

But Fang Ming is his predetermined choice; he must take him!

After half an incense stick's time.

Ye Chen exhaled, a burst of rosy light blossoming, before him appeared a gorgeous and strange flower.

It looked exactly the same as Yun Qianji's flower!

Yun Qianji's face showed shock.

Ye Chen's talent is too strong!

At this moment, Fang Ming was still hesitating, unsure about several spiritual herbs.

But seeing Ye Chen had finished grafting, he felt endless shame and immediately sped up.

After dozens of breaths, his flower was also grafted.

Three flowers floated above the void; to the naked eye, there was basically no difference.

Everyone was shocked.

Whether Yun Qianji or Ye Chen, both finished within half an incense stick's time!

Mu Qi stared agape, his heart shaken: "If it were me, I could only graft a third, and there are several kinds I can't identify—perhaps they are from outside the Primordial Star Domain?"

Fang Ming glanced at Ye Chen, somewhat puzzled: "How does he know the spiritual herbs of the Desolate Ancient Flame Realm?"

Ancestor Gu He's eyes showed appreciation.

Yun Qianji glanced over and said, "Since you've both completed this question, listen to the next."

It's a tie!

Fang Ming gritted his teeth, feeling incredulous.

He actually couldn't beat a country bumpkin!

But then Ye Chen leisurely said, "Senior Yun, Fang Ming lost; he grafted one spiritual herb incorrectly."

Yun Qianji raised his brow, "Oh?"

Ye Chen pointed to a stem herb and said, "This should be the Nine-turn Thorn Mud Mold. This herb is not in the Primordial Star Domain, so Fang Ming's mistake is normal; in ten breaths his flower will wither."

Fang Ming angrily shouted, "Bullshit, it's clearly you who's wrong! I want to see after ten breaths..."

He hadn't finished speaking when his flower began to wither.

After ten breaths, his flower became extremely feeble, then directly collapsed into countless divine light fragments.

Scattered by the wind.

Everyone was stunned.

This round, Ye Chen won!

Ye Chen's proficiency with plants and trees actually surpasses Fang Ming's?

How did he do it?

Yun Qianji also showed a brief shock, then could only announce, "In the first match, Ye Chen is first, gaining an extra 50 points, now at 850 points. Fang Ming is second, receiving 800 points."

He wasn't worried.

Because tomorrow's soul power showdown will surely see Fang Ming crush Ye Chen.

Moreover, the day after tomorrow's pill-refining contest, Fang Ming is a five-star Celestial God realm cultivator and can easily refine Celestial God-tier spiritual herbs.

So, Fang Ming has a tremendous advantage!

Soon.

Ye Chen left.

Fang Ming gritted his teeth, his eyes nearly bursting.

He actually lost!

Gu He Laozu transmitted to Fang Ming, "Disciple, don't be disheartened; your soul power and fire control mastery, as well as pill refining, will surely overwhelm Ye Chen."

Fang Ming's eyes lit up.

Yeah.

Gu He Laozu looked at Yun Qianji, lowered his voice and said, "Brother Yun, tell me honestly—did you tell Ye Chen the exam questions in advance? Ye Chen has never left the Tai Chu Star Region; how could he know of the Nine-Revolution Thorny Mud Moss? That's a spiritual herb from the Desolate Ancient Flame Region."

Yun Qianji asked, "What do you mean?"

Gu He Laozu gave a dark chuckle, "Brother Yun, you wouldn't also want to take Ye Chen away, would you? Let me tell you, Ye Chen and Fang Ming—you can only take one of them."

This is him making Yun Qianji choose.

Smart people would all choose Fang Ming!

Ye Chen still hasn't grown up.

Yun Qianji pretended to hesitate, then said, "Then I choose Fang Ming."

Gu He Laozu smiled and said, "With you saying that, I can rest easy."

Meanwhile, Ye Chen returned to Lu Xuan's side, and Ji Fuyao and the others cheered him on, "Junior Brother Ye Chen, well done."

"Let's continue tomorrow!"

……

The Guiyu emissaries' garrison.

Gui Ming, clad in a black robe, sat upon the throne and looked toward Gui Cang beside him, saying, "Has the Lingxu Dan Sect already opened the pill-refining convention?"

Gui Cang said respectfully, "It has begun. I've already checked—this time there is also a white-robed Celestial God named Lu Xuan, who came from the frontier of the star region. If the intel is correct, he hails from the Star Sea of the newly born Heavenly Dao."

Gui Ming let out a cold snort, unconvinced, "Lu Xuan? Perhaps he was sent by the Heavenly Dao to cooperate with the Lingxu Dan Sect. In that case, that Heavenly Dao and this Lu Xuan must be weak, otherwise they wouldn't be cooperating."

Gui Cang said, "Your insight is clear, my lord!"

At that moment.

A dark black sphere before Gui Ming suddenly burst forth with blazing Dao patterns.

"Boom!"

"Divine radiance floods the heavens!"

Gui Ming extended his divine sense into it, slightly furrowed his brows, and said, "The Burial God Abyss is summoning me over. Gui Cang, the affairs of the Lingxu Dan Sect are now yours."

"This time I'm leaving, it might take several days. At the Burial God Abyss, with my strength I'm not a main combat force. It's too dangerous there—I'll see if there's a chance to escape."

Gui Cang nodded, "My lord, should we annihilate the Lingxu Dan Sect or slowly devour it?"

Gui Ming let out a cold snort, "Just wipe them out outright! The lord of the Tian Yuan Star Palace, Mo Wentian, has already agreed to send troops. You will bring the Tian Yuan Star Palace down together, destroy the Lingxu Dan Sect, and if I haven't returned by then, you will strike as one, slay Lu Xuan, and capture the Heavenly Dao of the star region's frontier."

……